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Island-wide School Closure on October 27, 2026

The Ministry of Education has announced that all government and government-approved schools across Sri Lanka will remain closed tomorrow, October 27, 2026, as a precautionary measure due to prevailing adverse weather conditions.

According to the official announcement, the decision was taken to ensure the personal safety of school children, teachers, and non-academic staff across all provinces amid heavy rainfall and associated weather risks.

G.C.E. O/L Aesthetic Practical Examinations to Continue as Planned

Despite the closure of regular school sessions, the Ministry of Education highlighted that practical examinations for Aesthetic Subjects under the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level [G.C.E. O/L] examination will be conducted as scheduled without any postponement.

Candidates appearing for aesthetic practical evaluations (including Dancing, Music, Art, and Drama) are instructed to report to their assigned examination centers on time along with their official admission cards and National Identity Cards [NIC].

අයහපත් කාලගුණය හේතුවෙන් හෙට (27) දිවයිනේ සියලු පාසල්වලට නිවාඩු

පවතින අයහපත් කාලගුණික තත්ත්වය හේතුවෙන් හෙට (ඔක්තෝබර් 27) දිවයිනේ සියලුම රජයේ සහ රජයේ අනුමත පෞද්ගලික පාසල් සඳහා විශේෂ නිවාඩු දිනයක් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කළ බව අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය නිවේදනය කරයි. කෙසේ වෙතත්, සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ (අ.පො.ස. සා/පෙළ) සෞන්දර්ය විෂයයන්හි ප්‍රායෝගික පරීක්ෂණ සැලසුම් කළ පරිදි අදාළ මධ්‍යස්ථානවලදී සාමාන්‍ය පරිදි පැවැත්වෙන බව අමාත්‍යාංශය වැඩිදුරටත් සඳහන් කරයි.

சீரற்ற வானிலை காரணமாக நாளை (27) அனைத்து பாடசாலைகளுக்கும் விடுமுறை

நாட்டில் நிலவும் சீரற்ற வானிலை காரணமாக முன்னெச்சரிக்கை நடவடிக்கையாக நாளை (அக்டோபர் 27) நாடளாவிய ரீதியிலுள்ள அனைத்து அரச மற்றும் அரச அங்கீகாரம் பெற்ற பாடசாலைகளுக்கும் விடுமுறை வழங்கப்படுவதாக கல்வி அமைச்சு உத்தியோகபூர்வமாக அறிவித்துள்ளது. எவ்வாறாயினும், க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தர (O/L) அழகியல் பாடங்களுக்கான செய்முறைப் பரீட்சைகள் திட்டமிட்டபடி தொடர்ந்து நடைபெறும் என கல்வி அமைச்சு சுட்டிக்காட்டியுள்ளது.

Key Directives for Students, Parents & Staff

• Regular Academic Classes: Suspended across all public, semi-governmental, and private school institutions on October 27, 2026.
• Aesthetic Practical Candidates: Students scheduled for G.C.E. O/L practical assessments must attend their designated evaluation centers punctually.
• Center Coordination: Principals and center supervisors assigned to G.C.E. O/L practical examinations will remain on duty to ensure seamless test execution.